Top News Headlines of September 3, 2025 | Pfizer defends COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, says it saved 14 million lives

According to Pfizer, to date, information on its COVID-19 shot has appeared in over 600 peer-reviewed journals.
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Bill 'is showing the way to the coming generations', says Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa. But Opposition MLAs say this Bill too ignores Centre’s guidelines -- including the 16-year-old age criteria for students.
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Israel’s military says it already controls more than 75 per cent of Gaza.
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The diminutive looking Gawli--whose life has been colourful enough to inspire a Bollywood movie ‘Daddy’ in 2017 in which actor Arjun Rampal essayed his role, will step into a different world from the one he lived in before his conviction in 2012.
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IIT Madras professor Mitesh Khapra has been named in TIME magazine’s 2025 list of the 100 most influential people in AI for his work in Indian language technology and AI4Bharat.
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Philip Kumar Reang was allegedly threatened by a group of youths inside the MLA hostel in Agartala.
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Minister denies claim, says FIR filed against him ‘out of revenge’: ‘Everything is on CCTV’
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Lacerda, whose family immigrated from Brazil, was first introduced to Epstein by a friend, who said it was an opportunity to make money to support her family.
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Rain continues to batter both Jammu and Kashmir provinces of the UT. While electricity has been snapped off in several parts of South and Central Kashmir, rain and road services remain suspected in several parts of Jammu. 
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The second infant who was bitten by a rat at Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital has died, hospital authorities confirmed Wednesday. Deputy Superintendent of MY Hospital, Dr. Jitendra Verma, said the “baby girl had been suffering from multiple congenital anomalies since birth”. “Seven days earlier, our surgeons had operated on her. She had contracted septicemia and her condition was very critical. Despite our best efforts, she passed away this afternoon. The cause of death was septicemia,” Dr. Verma stated. According to hospital officials, the infant was three days old at the time of admission and weighed only 1.6 kg. Dr. Verma […]
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The financial responsibility will be shared equally between the union and state government equally. The state government will have to provide Rs 2,550 crore.
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Rayner’s position appears secure for now, pending the outcome of the ethics adviser Laurie Magnus’s review into whether she breached the ministerial code.
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While the Delhi government argued that no prescribed timeline is specified for disbursal of subsidies in the policy, the court did not find merit in the argument.
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Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, whom former BRS leader K Kavitha has accused of having a “tacit understanding” with her cousins — former minister T Harish Rao and former Rajya Sabha MP Santosh Kumar — has slammed the BRS for dragging his name into the “family crisis”. Speaking at a public event in Mahabubnagar, Reddy said, “BRS is an expired currency note… They were clashing with each other in the distribution of their share of amassed wealth through illegal means.” “BRS leaders are stabbing each other with knives and stating that Revanth Reddy is behind Harish Rao and Santosh […]
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Read about Arun Gawli's release form jail after 18 years, the rain mayhem in Delhi-NCR and more here.
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A tractor carrying a DJ system was ahead of the procession, along with a small rickshaw carrying the idol.
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The Health Ministry's draft amendments aim to cut regulatory delays, halve approval timelines, and boost innovation by allowing certain clinical trials and drug manufacturing to begin with just a notification to CDSCO.
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Two weeks ago, the CM was attacked at this very spot during a public meeting by a man posing as a complainant. Her security has since been heightened.
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BJP workers Sudhir Chandra Paik, 65, and Sujit Das, 23, were found dead in July after they had gone to watch a cultural programme on the occasion of Muharram in Khejuri.
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Mahua Moitra and Jai Anant Dehadrai ’s battle over custody of their pet dog took centre stage after the lawyer accused the TMC leader of asking questions in Lok Sabha in return for gifts and favours from a businessman in 2023.
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil dispelled rumours that the government resolution issued on Tuesday was false, saying that if there was any issue, it would be rectified.
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The house was built on gram sabha land, said Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Banda, Ankit Verma. The accused is in jail
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A private agency will conduct the trial of the PMC's AI project that will last for three months.
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The number of villagers allegedly murdered by Maoists this year in Chhattisgarh has gone up to 36 while last year, 71 villagers were killed in alleged Naxal violence
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On Wednesday noon, the Patiala administration also issued a fresh urgent warning due to the rising water level in the Tangri River, which is expected to swell further at Devi Garh.
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The exams, scheduled from September 8 to 22, will see enhanced precaution measures
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According to the woman’s complaint, an ‘officer’ with the Mumbai Police Crime Branch warned her that an arrest warrant had been issued in her name
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The electrification process along this corridor is underway, with 4.6 km of the section already electrified, and the overhead wires are being tested.
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The Sukhna Lake floodgates were opened only four times in 2023, six times in 2022, and five times in 2021.
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K Kavitha alleged her suspension to be "part of a conspiracy to control BRS."
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Union Agriculture Ministry officials said Shivraj Singh Chouhan will reach Amritsar tomorrow morning and then proceed to the flood-affected areas in Punjab.
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The documents were released by the Justice Department in response to a subpoena issued by the US Congressional committee.
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Experts believe several factors have led to repeated floods in Punjab, including high dependence on rivers, increased frequency of extreme rain events, and poor drainage.
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The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters was allegedly vandalised last week in retaliation for the objectionable comments made on PM Narendra Modi and his late mother at a function in Bihar.
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Amid high security, the immersion procession of the Juni Gadi Ganesh pandal passed through Vadodara’s Panigate area, without any untoward incidents being reported.
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Officials said of the four people injured, two were reported to be in cardiac arrest and were in a critical condition.
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Pune Fire Brigade officials said an electricity meter box had caught fire, and the flames spread to nearby bikes in the parking area of the Zeba Shelter residential society in Guruwar Peth.
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The Chinese parade is showcasing modern fighter jets, missiles, and other military might as Beijing seeks to build a greater influence on the global world order.
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Veering into biting sarcasm, the US president extended his remarks by sarcastically wishing Xi, along with Putin and the North Korean leader a “great and lasting day of celebration” as they “conspire against the United States of America.”
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The steep rise began on August 31, when the level reached 742.8 ft (morning) and 744.6 ft (evening).
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Also orders probe and criminal proceedings against the promoter and officials involved in granting sanction plan for the building
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Justice Vishal Mishra says Vijayraghavgarh MLA Sanjay Pathak tried to contact him ‘to have a discussion regarding this particular matter’. A Writ petition had been filed in the High Court seeking action against people accused of illegal mining.
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BJP and JD(U) called the alleged use of such language, during an event connected to the Opposition’s Voter Adhikar Yatra, an ‘insult to all mothers’. The bandh will be in effect from 7 am to noon.
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The court found that the now-retired Professor Anand Viswanath was falsely implicated in four cases of sexual harassment filed by members of CPM’s student wing who he had caught committing malpractice during an examination
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Karma Puja Bank Holiday 2025: Banks in India will closed today, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, with public and private banks closed in Ranchi, according to the RBI calendar. Essential banking services remain available digitally across India.
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The elderly woman was headed to the Ardhkuwari cave temple on a palanquin with her granddaughter Aarohi when others in the family, who were trailing them, were caught in a landslide
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Gurgaon’s road network is believed to accentuate the problem. The lack of a clear road grid leads to further congestion, which puts the spotlight on waterlogging, according to Naik
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Across its various tehsils, the district recorded up to 160 mm of rain from 8 am Monday to 8 am Tuesday
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In May, the President exercised powers under Article 143(1) to know from the top court whether judicial orders could impose timelines for the exercise of discretion by the President while dealing with Bills passed by state Assemblies.
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Several leaders have voiced concerns regarding its practical utility particularly in the context of reservation benefits
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